Director, Clinical Guidance Methodology

<p>Lead the development, implementation, and oversight of evidence review and analysis processes required for all ACOG clinical guidance. Serve as the primary methodological expert for clinical guideline development, ensuring all documents follow evidence‑based processes and accurately reflect the best available science. Supervise and mentor research staff and medical librarians who support evidence analysis and synthesis.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt; color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Note: This position is considered Hybrid and will need to commute to ACOG's office located in Washington, D.C.</span></span></span></strong></p> <h4><em>Supervisory Responsibilities:</em></h4> <ul> <li>This position does have direct supervisory responsibilities, which may include serving as a coach and mentor for those they supervise.</li> </ul> <h4>&nbsp;Duties/Responsibilities:</h4> <p><strong>Clinical Guidance Methodology Leadership:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Direct the design, evaluation, and continuous improvement of complex processes and methodology (including relevant software tools and AI solutions) for clinical guidance development.</li> <li>Serve as ACOG’s methodological expert, training authors, committees, and staff and serving as an advisor throughout guideline development.</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>Quality Assurance and Process Improvement:</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Establish and maintain quality‑assurance mechanisms for evidence analysis and guideline development.</li> <li>Lead the development, testing, and refinement of new processes, ensuring standardized templates, documentation, and training across all clinical guidance programs.</li> <li>Lead the exploration and testing of AI-support tools, including partnering with teams to pilot implementation.</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>Evidence Review:</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Advise on scoping and outline development, including drafting structured clinical questions (PICO), translating evidence into recommendations, and addressing stakeholder comments.</li> <li>Provide direction on search strategies and ensure appropriate inclusion/exclusion criteria are applied.</li> <li>Oversee analysis and refinement of literature search results and supervise the creation of evidence tables, maps, and summaries.</li> <li>Guide authors and committees in using evidence‑review platforms and applying evaluation criteria consistently.</li> <li>Ensure recommendations accurately reflect the highest‑quality evid